Neural activity, neural connectivity, and the processing of emotionally valenced information in older adults: Links with life satisfaction

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 426-436

  Waldinger, Robert J ^c   Kensinger, Elizabeth A ^a   Schulz, Marc S ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Life satisfaction; Neural connectivity; Positivity effect; Well being

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 80051604273     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-011-0039-9     Document Type: Article

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